COLUMBUS, Ind. — Hogstock 2023 day-long, sun-splashed music festival Saturday with seven acts generated an estimated $15,000 for the nonprofit Columbus Area Arts Council. Last year’s event generated $20,000.
More than 550 people attended this year, according to organizer Scott Wilson of Scott Wilson Insurance.
He joined forces with Lou and Martha Krempel of Hog Molly Brewing to host the third annual event at Hog Molly’s parking lot at 830 Depot St. on the north side of Columbus. The Krempels donated $1,000 to the cause.
“They have been amazing,” Wilson said.
Arts council executive director Brooke Hawkins expressed gratitude for the event and support.
“The Columbus Area Arts Council is thankful to the entire Hogstock team for their generosity,” Hawkins said. “We will use the dollars raised at Hogstock and put them back into the community in the form of free programming and local art development.”
Wilson launched the idea of Hogstock specifically to boost the work of the arts council aiming to “to strengthen the community through arts and culture,” according to the organization’s mission statement. It does that through programming ranging from the ever-popular First Fridays for Families shows for youngsters to a wide range of opportunities for people to exercise their own creativity.
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